I used to sell Rockford Fosgate a decade or two ago. I even had the honor of an introduction to some of their engineers, one of the years I was at CES as an advisor for a small local brand. I love that their engineers have their own signature icons on the amp PCBs, and that they are proud of that. So I have a soft spot I suppose.
But I also am a DLS fan. I have a brand new DLS Ultimate A2 and A6 that I've been hanging onto for over a decade now - but plans have changed. I'm going to cut those loose (cry!). I need 9 channels to fit into half the amp rack, now.
Either my 12W7 or JBL GTi 12, my four Exodus Anarchy midbass, and I settled on two of my Dynaudio Volvo domes, and Bohlender Graebner magnetic planar tweeters.
I mention RF because of these amps:
Specs: https://www.pasmag.com/technology/te...plifier-review
- RF T400x4ad for tweeters and mids (with gains set to half, most likely)
- RF T400x4ad for midbasses (100x4... or more)
- RF T750x1bd for the sub (3 ohm, either way) - I'd probably get about 600w to it.
Pretty intriguing to have amps so small, I could show off the install AND get a "THAT is what's powering things??"
However, I came across this today on Ebay (yikes?), which has me thinking about DLS as an option again:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114775624780?epid=23041921701 - scroll to the description, you'll see what I'm skeptical of.
- DLS CCi44 for tweeters and mids (with gains set low)
- DLS CCi44 for midbasses (85x4)
- DLS CC-1000 for the sub (3 ohm, either way) - I'd probably also get about 600w to it.
Unfortunately, DLS no longer sells those 4 channel amps on their site, which is my preferred trusted way of buying from them.
So two questions:
- Is it possible that these amps actually DID get love from "amp doctor" Gordon Taylor?
- Anyone suggest someone else to buy DLS from?
- Are either of these amp options you would NOT want in your car, and why?